Ashley Ludwig has been a columnist and online news editor since 2007. Email news tips and leads for Orange County / San Gabriel Valley to ashley.ludwig@patch.com
Prior to joining Patch, she worked as a staff writer for Southwest Riverside's Valley News Newspaper--in print and online. She was a co-founder of the southern California news conglomerate, DailySoCal.com--and prior to that, a freelance journalist for such publications as the North County Times, San Diego Union Tribune, and Southwest Riverside News Network (SWRNN.com), and still owns the local southern California Wine Country blog: TemeculaGrapevine.com.
Ashley Ludwig has worked as a writer on the web since the late 1990s. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences.
Wife, and mother of two daughters, she is the author of multiple romantic suspense novels. www.ashleyludwig.com
Did you burn the ham? Forget the rolls? Here are 21 stores that will be open & 20 others that will remain closed in Newport Beach on Sunday.
Did you burn the ham? Forget the rolls? Here are 21 stores that will be open & 20 others that will remain closed in Los Alamitos on Sunday.
Did you burn the ham? Forget the rolls? Here are 21 stores that will be open & 20 others that will remain closed in RSM on Sunday.
Things may look a little different on the sidelines at the high school stadiums across California but the games — all of them — play on.
A mother is fighting for her life after her son and three others were shot to death at an office park in Orange Wednesday.
Four people, including a child, were killed overnight in the city of Orange.
Cal Trans work will disrupt traffic at Main Beach & Coast Highway in Laguna Beach until 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning in culvert replacement.
Michael Gutenplan appears for one virtual night only, thanks to the Laguna Playhouse. Here is what you can expect from this streaming event.
Fire tore through a Laguna Hills home Wednesday after a suspect barricaded from Orange County sheriff's deputies inside.
A barn owl rescued by Orange County Firefighters is still on the mend, according to the vets at Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital.
This 'eggcellent' scavenger hunt takes place during A Touch of Disney, at Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney through mid-April.
SoCal Edison is making some power pole changes along Bake Parkway. Here is where to avoid driving.
Santa Ana winds led to a closure of the Anaheim Disneyland Point of Dispensing site Wednesday: What to do if you had an appointment.
Sara Michelle Rose Ray, 31, was last seen around Thanksgiving. Have you seen Sara? Identifying marks: a Hello Kitty tattoo.
The National Weather Service alerted residents of a coming Santa Ana wind event in Orange County. Here is when the wind will start.
The National Weather Service alerted residents of a coming Santa Ana wind event in Orange County. Here is when the wind will start.
The National Weather Service alerted residents of a coming Santa Ana wind event in Orange County. Here is when the wind will start.
The National Weather Service alerted residents of a coming Santa Ana wind event in Orange County. Here is when the wind will start.
The National Weather Service alerted residents of a coming Santa Ana wind event in Orange County. Here is when the wind will start.
The National Weather Service alerted residents of a coming Santa Ana wind event in Orange County. Here is when the wind will start.